Black History Month was recognized nationally in 1976, when President Gerald Ford designated the month as a time for the ...

The Lynn Museum and Arts Center will celebrate Black History Month with a week of free events from Feb. 17-21, coinciding ...

For nearly four decades, the USA has officially celebrated Black History Month during February ... will be the keynote speaker for the launch of a free mobile app designed to familiarize people ...

The Columbus City Council held its annual Black History Month celebration ... talked about the history of Columbus’ earliest free Black residents and how the community grew and built the ...

Some of that history took place in Columbus, Georgia. According to historian, Johnnie Warner who frequently studies the history of Black Americans ... some slaves were free by the time of their ...

DENVER (KDVR) — This Saturday and next, the streets of the Five Points neighborhood of Denver will be lined with art galleries, echoing the sounds of jazz music and smelling of culinary delights ...

Each of the three performances of the night: a poet, a filmmaker and a women-led band highlighted different aspects of Black artistry. In celebration of both Valentine’s Day and Black History Month ..

NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens celebrated Black History Month with an informative and inspiring ... Think about it: a black man, slave or free, has a razor to the neck of a white man.

Why is Black History Month in February? The commemoration of important Black Americans and events happens largely during the shortest month of the year.

At his latest show in London, the gallery space becomes a classroom — and while there are no wrong answers, there is always ...

Mwatabu Okantah was at Kent State when Black History Month was first celebrated. He reflects on the groundwork laid and why ...